Stories Related to Neanderthal Ancestors Were Mostly Right-handed

Humanity's right-hand dominance might be more than 500,000 years old, new research indicates. The trait of right-handedness is commonly believed to be a sign of the development of another uniquely human trait — language.

CSI Jamestown: Anthropologists lay out evidence of colonial cannibalismExperts have provided the grisly goods to back up 17th-century accounts of cannibalism during the Jamestown colony's "starving time" — including a skull that shows signs of being chopped at and pried apart. "Our team has discovered partial human remains before, but the location of the discovery, visible damage to the skull and marks on the bones immediately made us realize this finding was unusual," Bill Kelso, chief archaeologist of the Jamestown Rediscovery Project in Virginia, said in a news release issued Wednesday. More

One flight closer to space tourismVirgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More

U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered listThe planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed. Federal authorities intend to remove endangered species protections for all gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, carving out an a exception for a small pocket of about 75 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a draft document obtained by The Times. More

New calls to rename Higgs bosonOne of the scientists who developed the theory of the Higgs boson says the particle should be renamed to acknowledge the contributions of others involved in the work. More

‘It’s on us.’ 22 rabbi-allies weigh in on the role of Jews in the George Floyd protestsThe country has been reeling since the murder of George Floyd in police custody nearly two weeks ago. Citizens have taken to the streets in protest and come up against heavily armed police. Dozens of ...06/6/2020 - 3:25 pm | View Link

Live updates: Thousands gather across D.C. to protest death of George Floyd; mayor celebrates pushing ‘the Army away from our city’The ninth day of massive protests in the District saw numerous demonstrations across the city — including along the U Street corridor, the Lincoln Memorial, Freedom Plaza and Capitol Hill — over the ...06/6/2020 - 2:05 pm | View Link

Sheriff at George Floyd memorial says ‘we are the part of the problem’Thousands of protesters are pouring onto the streets of dozens of American cities Saturday as George Floyd’s life is celebrated at an intimate memorial service in North Carolina.06/6/2020 - 11:51 am | View Link

Is the Black Lives Matter movement finally changing America’s legacy of racism?The Minnesota state capitol has a number of boasts. The current structure contains the second largest self-supported marble dome in the world, bettered only by St Peter’s in the Vatican. The building ...06/5/2020 - 9:09 am | View Link

Yesterday, as I do most Fridays, I sent the GRS Insider to folks who subscribe to the Get Rich Slowly email list.
The email was unusual. It was more like a blog post than a simple summary of recent articles. I've had several people request a version they can share with other people, so — this one time only — I've created a stand-alone web version.
Parts of this have been edited slightly to account for the transition from email to web.
If you've been reading me for any length of time — or if you know me in person — you know that I hate conflict.

Mouse clicks are extremely inefficient, which is why the first thing every Gmail pro learns is how to manage everything using only the keyboard.
When these Gmail keyboard shortcuts become second nature, your productivity will skyrocket. Fortunately, there aren’t that many you need to know. The best part is, you can discover the most important Gmail keyboard shortcuts in the cheat sheet below!
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Dear Amy: My husband and I live in a different country than our families. Our only source of communication with our mothers is through FaceTime/FB Messenger.
While I have a great relationship with my mom and call her almost daily, my husband’s relationship with his mom has always been rocky.
She likes lecturing him on how he should live his life, what to do, what job to get, etc.

By Brandy McDonnellCheck out the music video for Oklahoma singer Sophia Massad's soulful new single “She,” now available on all streaming platforms. The song is Massad’s first release in 2020, in anticipation of the release of her full-length album, which has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The song features Garrison Brown on horns, Tristan Todd on lead guitar, Raul Alfonso on bass, Ethan Neal on drums and Massad on rhythm guitar and vocals.